Today in examples of why people of color are desperately needed on your editorial staffs, we have Glamour UK's trite attempt on Lemonade coverage aka a piece called "Things you only know if you're called Becky and you have good hair." By two white women, literally named Becky.
In case you missed this from @GlamourMagUK, I have receipts.
Hire some black editors people. pic.twitter.com/uBoi2HfqQd
— Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) April 28, 2016
More receipts from @GlamourMagUK pic.twitter.com/TgHtqAHiKA
— Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) April 28, 2016
Who thought this would be a good idea? You have an Internet connection...
@TheBeyHiveTeam We did leave it up initially. Deleting it does not mean we, or you, forget. We will do better. Thank you for your tweet.
— British GLAMOUR (@GlamourMagUK) April 28, 2016
The facepalming, somehow, continued. To make the situation even worse, Glamour's social editor decided to write a "cheeky" apology tweet post-deletion.
@GlamourMagUK being called out for overt racism is not being shouted at. And your apology is not real the moment you added that in....
— Riccia M.S Kay Quinn (@PrincessRiccia) April 28, 2016
@PrincessRiccia Ah, sorry: that was me being English and attempting to be self-deprecating to explain our apology wasn't just a reaction.
— British GLAMOUR (@GlamourMagUK) April 28, 2016
Though a few noted that this wasn't exactly the first time this sort of oversight happened.
@GlamourMagUK not even the 1st time you've done this - we still remember your 'Taylor shuts down Nicki Minaj's racist claims' headline.
— Maz Khan (@MazHalima) April 28, 2016
@GlamourMagUK 95% of your tweets and make up tips are only relevant for white women. Are you really sorry?
— S A F Ξ || سيف || (@MrSeras) April 28, 2016
It's time for Glamour UK to take a residence hall-mandated freshman year seminar in diversity. Jesus fucking Christ.